PIWI associated siRNAs and piRNAs specifically require the Caenorhabditis elegans HEN1 ortholog henn-1.
Small RNAs--including piRNAs, miRNAs, and endogenous siRNAs--bind Argonaute proteins to form RNA silencing complexes that target coding genes, transposons, and aberrant RNAs. To assess the requirements for endogenous siRNA formation and activity in Caenorhabditis elegans, we developed a GFP-based se...
Main Authors: | Taiowa A Montgomery, Young-Soo Rim, Chi Zhang, Robert H Dowen, Carolyn M Phillips, Sylvia E J Fischer, Gary Ruvkun |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22536158/?tool=EBI |
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